Every thirty (30) undergraduate semester hours = One (1) year of experience Every forty-five (45) undergraduate semester hours = One (1) year of experience Associate Degree = Two (2) years of experience Bachelor's Degree = Four (4) years of experience Every fifteen (15) graduate semester hours = One (1) year of experience Master's Degree = Two (2) years of experience Juris Doctor = Three (3) years of experience Doctorate/PhD = Four (4) years of experience For example: if you have a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and five (5) years of full-time paid experience as a Correctional Officer, you would count the Bachelor's degree as four (4) years of experience from the chart above to add to your five (5) years of Correctional Officer experience for a total of nine (9) years of combined education and qualifying experience. - Critical Vacancy Pay Facilities: Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail, Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail, Western Regional Jail and Corrections Facility, Northern Correctional Facility (including Ohio County Correctional Center), Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, Chick Buckbee Juvenile Center, Vicki Douglas Juvenile Center, Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, and Eastern Regional Jail and Corrections Facility (including Martinsburg Correctional Center) (SPB 3088).